Frederick Henry Royce, one of the most famous
automobile engineers in motoring history, was born in 1863. For most of
the 20th century, the cars that bear his name were and still are called
'The Best Car in the World'. This book provides a complete account of
these very remarkable motor cars and the very remarkable men that
designed, made and sold them. This book, first published in 1964 and
revised several times since, is recognized as the classic tome on the
classic car, the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club describing it as 'that
outstanding work of reference...still the basic R-R work of reference
and the best.' This edition brings the story bang up to date. The book
is divided into two parts: part one gives a fascinating, authoritative
and wholly engrossing account of the Rolls-Royce story, written with the
blessing of the factory. It includes the sale to Volkswagen and the
outlook for Rolls-Royce as part of the BMW group from 2003 onwards. It
is illustrated with an unparalleled collection of photographs. Part two
of the book consists of detailed car and engine specifications,
including dates of major mechanical changes and the chassis numbers
concerned of the three Royce cars, of all Rolls-Royce cars from 1904 to
the Park Ward model of 2000, and the Bentley cars built by Rolls-Royce
since 1931.
Dimensions: 7.75w x 10h
